A Super Hercules C-130J is seen at Nevatim Air Base near Beer Sheva

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NEVATIM AIR BASE (ISRAEL), April 11, 2014 (Xinhua) -- A Super Hercules C-130J is seen at Nevatim Air Base near Beer Sheva, southern Israel, on April 9, 2014. The Super Hercules C-130J was inaugurated into the ranks of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) on Wednesday. Plane number 661, which touched ground at the Nevatim Air Base after a 12-hour flight from the United States, is the first of three J-model aircrafts that Israel ordered from the Lockheed Martin Corporation.Equipped with Israeli-made electronic warfare, defense and other systems and custom-built according to the IAF's specifications, the Super Hercules, which the IAF has named "Samson" in tribute to the biblical hero of the ancient Israelites, is designated for a variety of m